Is it an acid, base, or neutral? Make your own acid-base indicator from red cabbage, then test various household substances. Acids and bases are classes of materials that have different properties.

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Students will be able to explain that the color that a substance turns a pH indicator is a characteristic property of that substance. Students will also be able to explain that different substances ...

An acid-base indicator is a substance that changes color as the pH of the solution changes. Indicators work because they are weak acids which when in solution, exist in equilibrium with their ...

1. Dissolve 6.5g KOH (potassium hydroxide) in 1600mL water and add several drops of universal indicator. Place in 2000mL graduated cylinder.

Neutral solutions have a pH of 7 Acids have a pH less than 7 Alkalis have a pH greater than 7 Universal indicator has many different colour changes, from red for strongly acidic solutions to dark ...

Discover how red cabbage can act as a natural pH indicator, revealing whether substances are acids or bases through beautiful color changes. pH is a measure that tells us how acidic or basic a ...

This means the solution becomes more acidic. We can visually observe the pH of a carbonic acid solution by using a pH indicator known as bromthymol blue (BTB). BTB is green when the pH of a solution ...